City officials are concerned that state lawmakers will target local government aid this session to help close a $1.2 billion deficit.
(02/10/2010)
Two DFL legislators say a veto threat won't deter their effort to try to limit the governor's power to cut the budget single-handedly.
(02/10/2010)
The Democratic-controlled Senate has
passed a $1 billion construction projects bill, ignoring Republican
Gov. Tim Pawlenty's veto threat.
(02/09/2010)
DFLers in the Minnesota Senate unveiled a $50 million package of tax incentives Monday aimed at growing jobs.
(02/08/2010)
DFL leaders marked the opening of the 2010 session by unveiling a $1 billion bonding bill that they want to pass quickly. They also advanced a plan to provide health care coverage to the poor.
(02/04/2010)
On the eve of the 2010 legislative session, Governor Pawlenty said his budget plan will include difficult spending cuts but that he'll work to protect K-12 funding to schools.
(02/03/2010)
Minneapolis will join the city of St. Paul and others to support a lawsuit challenging the governor's budget cuts.
(01/29/2010)
Pawlenty says Minnesota governments will save more than $150
million by setting standards for computers, photocopiers, cell
phones and other office goods.
(01/28/2010)
Gov. Tim Pawlenty is proposing $685
million in state borrowing in building projects this year. Pawlenty had promised what he called an "austere" package, and his proposal is well below what some leading Democrats have
suggested.
(01/15/2010)
Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced Friday that the state has reached an agreement with U.S. Steel to acquire land for a state park at Lake Vermilion in northern Minnesota.
(01/15/2010)
Attorneys for Gov. Pawlenty are asking the Minnesota Supreme Court to take quick action on their appeal of a ruling that undercuts his authority to balance the budget by himself.
(01/12/2010)
Gov. Tim Pawlenty plans to propose a
slate of state-backed construction projects next week, as he and
top lawmakers prepare for the upcoming legislative session.
(01/08/2010)
Gov. Tim Pawlenty and top legislative leaders are meeting on Friday to talk about the state's budget problems.
(01/08/2010)
Minnesota's second largest state employees union says Gov. Pawlenty can help solve the state's budget problem by reducing the number of management positions and outside contracts in his administration.
(01/07/2010)
The DFL leader of the Minnesota Senate wants Gov. Pawlenty to appear before the Legislature to map out a direction on the budget before the legislative session begins next month.
(01/04/2010)
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